Horse-blanket.



PATENTED JAN. 14, 1908.

W. S. KATZEN MEYER.

HORSE BLANKET. APPLICATION FILE ID MAY 9. 1907.

wi lmaweo alfomm I WILLIAM S. KATZENMEYER, OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO HORSE-BLANKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14, 1908.

Application filed May 9 1907- Serial No. 372.794.

To all when). it may concern.-

Be t known that WVILLIAM S. IXATZEN- MEYER, a citizen of the United States, residin g at Lakewood, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, has invented new and useful Improvements in Horse-Blankets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to new and useful improvements in horse blankets, and has for its object to provide a blanket with simple means, whereby it may be readily and easily adjusted to fit different sized horses.

In the accompanying drawings,-Figure 1 is a view of a blanket constructed in accordance with my invention, applied. to a horse; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the blanket taken at a point above the breast flaps, the blanket adjusted to its largest size; Fig. 3 is a'view taken at the same point, the blanket adjusted to its smallest size.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 represents the body of the blanket, which is provided at one end with a breast flap 2 and with an overlapping breast flap 3 opposite said flap 2, made somewhat longer than said flap 2 to allow for overlapping when lengthened to its fullest extent, and thereby cover and protect the breast of the animal at all times.

4 represents a billet or strap, which is sewed, riveted or otherwise suitably fastened at one end to the outer face and at or near the upper outer corner of the overlapping flap 3. 5 represents a corresponding billet or strap arranged preferably in longitudinal alinement with said strap or billet 4 and sewed, riveted or otherwise suitably fastened at one end to the inner face of the blanket body, preferably at a point adjacent the inner end of said overlapping flap, and these billets are provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced buckle holes or apertures to adapt the blanket to fit horses having large or small necks.

The numerals 7 and 8 represent two buckles, which are sewed, riveted or otherwise suitably fastened preferably in longitudinal alinement to the outside of the blanket, said buckles being located, respectively, one at or near the upper outer corner of the outer face of the flap 2 and one at the outer face of the blanket body at a point near its junction with said flap 2 and in longitudinal alinement with each other. Said blanket may be fitted to a large horse by buckling the outermost hole of said billet or strap 4 of said overlapping flap 3 in the buckle S of said flap 2 (see Fig. 2), and with the outermost hole of billet 5 engaging the buckle 7. It may be adjusted to fit a horse of smaller size by turning in the end of said flap 2 and buckling said billet or strap 5 at its innermost hole with said buckle 7 and with the end of said overlapping flap 3, arranged to overlap said flap 2, and buckling the innermost hole of the billet or strap 4 with said buckle 8.

I do not confine myself to straps and buckles for fastening together the ends of the flaps, but claim the right to use any means as a fastening therefor that fairly falls Within the scope of the invention.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. A horse blanket comprising a body having breast flaps at one end, one of which is longer and adapted to overlap the other, and longitudinally spaced means on one flap, one

of which is arranged on the inner face of said flap and adapted to cooperate with longitudinally spaced means on the outer face of the other flap to provide a fastening for said flaps. i

2. A horse. blanket comprising a body having breast flaps at one end, one adapted to overlap the other, and longitudinally spaced cooperating fastening means arranged on said flaps, one fastening member on one flap being spaced from the outer end of said flap and arranged on its inner face, and the other fastening member arranged adjacent said outer end, the other flap having its longitudinally spaced fastening members arranged on its outer face to cooperate with the fastening members on said first mentioned flap.

3. A blanket of the class described comprising a body having breast flaps at one end, one of said flaps being adapted to overlap the other, and'longitudinally spaced means arranged on the outer face of one flap and cooperating with longitudinally spaced means arranged on opposite faces of the other flap to provide a fastening for said flaps.

4. A horse blanket comprising a body having breast flaps at one end, one of said flaps having two longitudinally spaced buckles and the other adapted to overlap it and having corresponding longitudinally spaced straps arranged on opposite faces and adapted to cooperate with said buckles to provide.

a fastening means for said flaps.

5. A blanket comprising a body having oppositely disposed breast flaps at one end, one of said flaps having two longitudinally alining buckles, and the other adapted to overlap it and having corresponding straps on opposite faces adapted to cooperate with said buckles to provide a fastening means for said flaps.

6. A horse blanket comprising a body having oppositely disposed breast flaps at one end, one made longer and adapted to overlap the other, longitudinally spaced buckles on I the outer face of one of the flaps and corre- I sponding straps arranged on opposite faces i said buckles to therefor. Y

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM. S. KATZENMEYER. WVitnesses:

CHAs. R.'-MILLER, WM. ROTHENBERG.

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